Monday, December 17, 2012

A perfectly pink Peppa Pig party


So, today we are all recovering from a sweltering hot day and a pink sugary high to top all others. The Peppa Pig party was a resounding success, and hopefully the amount of pink involved was satisfactory for Miss Liongirl. Surprisingly, it seemed that Peppa's eyeballs were the most coveted item on the cake, our deck did not collapse and seven little girls can bounce for an extraordinary length of time when they are being hosed on the trampoline.

Now before I share the party theming can I mention that my idea of a good party is one that involves maximal impact for minimal effort ( hence the excessive use of lurid lollies on the cake), and trying to pull it off using what we already have lying around the house. Luckily, I have a very large milk glass collection, and several pink vintage sheets, perfect for the goodies table. I even managed to use my wonderful punch bowl set, picked up from the oppie over a year ago for $10.



Peppa pig bunting was essential.


Miss Liongirl and I made it ourselves, using a carved potato stamp for the head to start from.


We also used these to decorate the party boxes which were a few dollars for a pack of eight.


And for the take home box, everyone got their own homemade Peppa biscuit. I managed to get the biscuit cutter on ebay and I will post the recipe shortly as they were scrumptious. (Of course, like everything I make they were a little wonky but I think that just shows they were made with love).


We made the most of our garden for a treasure hunt, pass the parcel and dragged a scraggly assortment of chairs and stools out on the lawn for a game of  musical  chairs ( which most of the kids had never heard of but thoroughly enjoyed, especially when our three legged stool kept tipping over for whoever sat on it).







After a good hosing on the trampoline, and long swings with mates on the tyre swing, the last stragglers were sent home and it was time to enjoy the prezzies. A gorgeous hand knitted Peppa from my mother in law, complete with a matching handbag.





And using this lovely girl's birthday gift mantra -

 something you want


something you need ( actually what small child "needs" anything other than love, cuddles, a warm bed and healthy food)  but I need her to stop pinching mine


something to wear


and something to read


And to sum up,


Of course in true Liongirl style, before the day had ended, she had already placed a request for a pool cake and a treehouse just like this one for her next birthday. Thank goodness I have a whole year to recover.

29 comments:

  1. I have never heard of Peppa the Pig but she appears to be popular with you sweet girl. What a fun party! Your cake, cookies ,and table look beautiful. I'm off to Google Peppa :))

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  2. Goodness Paulette, I cannot imagine a world without Peppa. Apparently it is like crack for toddlers, one episode is never enough (they last around 4 minutes) and are highly addictive! mel x

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  3. Sounds like a wonderful party for a little girl. I love the knitted Peppa - fabulous!
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  4. The little monkeys that I baby sit for love Peppa pig....SUCH A SWEET PARTY.....I love her little knitted Peppa that is precious......Happy Birthday to your princess!

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  5. Félicitation à ta belle mère, Peppa est magnifique! Bisous de France

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  6. You have done such an amazing job of the party. I love Peppa Pig - I used to watch it with my daughter when we lived in London. I'm still drooling over all of your gorgeous milk glass! x

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  7. Backyard parties are the best. Love the milk glass collection for the food table. And the punch bowl with pink concoction must've been a winner. Great work!

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  8. hi mel...peppa is on high rotation at our place...we all love it...party looks wonderful, we spent most of the weekend on the tramp with hose...it was a stinker.well done MIL...that peppa is perfect!
    Allison x

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  9. oh and i meant to ask did she love her pretty "what not" stand?.
    Alx

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  10. Wow, that looked like a great party! I've never seen so much pink! and I probably never will:( But I must say that my boys do enjoy a bit of Peppa - one is actually starting to obtain an English accent... xx

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  11. Amazing!
    Those potato stamps are genius...came out so well!
    And the cake looks great!

    If we keep going with the Peppa Pig love I am pretty sure that Toddler C's second birthday might have a Peppa Pig theme.

    Speaking of pigs, I found Toddler C a little snorting pig toy for his stocking...I am sure I will regret buying it when I have to listen to snorts all day but I already can't wait for him to discover it on Christmas morning!

    Happy birthday to your beautiful girl!

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  12. Oh Mel, everything looks lovely, perfectly Peppa piggish and pink. Your m.i.laws knitted Peppa is a triumph. I love it.

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  13. Gorgeous effort Mel! Lovely pressies and decorations, love the make-up too, guess she's ready to join the theatre with that blue eyeshadow.Now you can relax.

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  14. I am so impressed with the Peppa biscuits, stamps and cake. And the knitted Peppa Pig is gorgeous. My kids are OBSESSED with peppa pig. Crack for toddlers indeed.

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  15. I love Peppa Pig! Those potato stamps are awesome, imagine peppa pig potato stamped christmas wrapping paper! Looks like you had a great day

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  16. Dearest Liongirl... happy happy FOUR!!! You are super cool! Especially when you put on your blue eye shadow ;) I wish I could play with your Peppa Pig house with you. Love, Mook

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  17. Happy Birthday Liongirl! We love Peppa Pig too (even though we are really too old!) :) x

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  18. Oh what a wonderful post! Your little girl is darling! and your decorations and food were delightful! I LOVE Peppa Pig. And I feel like I should make some snorting noises now.

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  19. Wow! That looks awesome & your daughter seems so pleased! I too have a couple of Peppa obsessed girlies & i totally need to suss out that house you gave your daughter. Happy Birthday Liongirl!

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  20. The milk glass and the floral sheet are a perfect combination. Maybe I should get out all my milk glass for the next birthday here.
    x

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  21. What a fabulous party, you've out Peppa'd yourself. Loved it all, love Posie

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  22. The party looks awesome specially cake. Thanks for sharing.

    peppa pig theme park

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  23. The food table looks lovely with your milk glass, and how fabulous is the knitted Peppa?

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  24. What a perfectly divine birthday party. So many clever ideas!!!!! A visual feast!

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  25. Oh my I'm sorry I haven't stopped by sooner Mel. Happy belated birthday to your sweet little girl. Her birthday party looks amazing you've done such a great job. That Peppa Pig stamp is so clever and the handmade Peppa is so so cute, we have a clever mother in law knitter here too, I wish I was:) I hope all of you are keeping well in the lead up to Christmas. Have a lovely day celebrating. xx

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  26. What a gorgeous looking party. My kids would LOVE it! Looks like the Birthday girl had a ball too. The knitted pig is so cute. I like how you have used your milk glass for the food. I use my collection of pink Depression glass in the same way. It's nice to be able to get it out and use it.

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  27. Wow GREAT party! Makes me want to have a four year old again! (almost ;-). All your Peppas came out so cute, and love your goodies table, what style you have!

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  28. What a fabulous birthday party!!! The potato head Peppa's are adorable and I so loved your stunning milk glass collection on the party table. The gifts you chose for Liongirl are just perfect and I love that mantra. I will definitely be adopting that one for the future. Both of mine have asked for a tree house as well! xx

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